3204 - Cilicia (uncertain mint) (double siglos, Sphinx/monster) over Tarsus (satrap/archer) (Roma Numismatics, EA 45, 5 May 2018, 316)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3204

Images

Overstriking coin

Cilicia_3204_Roma.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Roma Numismatics, EA 45 (05/05/2018), no. 316 ; Savoca Coins "Black, Second Premium Sale" (15/10/2017), no. 791  ; purchased before 1992.
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	D. I. collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Winged sphinx, with bearded and crowned head of Persian king, seated left

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Winged, bearded and horned monster crouching left.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Samaria?

Ancient regionAncient region.

Samaria

Modern countryModern country:

AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 10.7310.73 g <br />10,730 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Stater	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2525 mm <br />2.5 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Satrap.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Archer.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:

Tarsus

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Cilicia

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:

stater

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

SNG Levante 601SNG Levante 60

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on a Satrap/Archer stater of Tarsos dated to circa 425-400 BC"